Hound Point
Crude export port · United Kingdom
- UN/LOCODE
- GBHPT
- Position
- 56.00° N, 3.37° W
- Largest tanker
- 350,000 t deadweight, the highest berth limit on file
Sea distances to trading hubs
| Hub | Nautical miles | Via |
|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam | 407 | open sea |
| Houston | 4,911 | open sea |
| Santos | 5,783 | open sea |
| Fujairah | 6,425 | Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal |
| Singapore (Pulau Bukom) | 8,666 | Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Malacca, Suez Canal |
| Ningbo | 10,772 | Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Malacca, Suez Canal |
Shortest sea route, computed with searoute on the MARNET shipping lane graph; within about 2 % of official tables on the main corridors.
Terminals and berths
Hound Point marine terminal
| Limit | Value | Applies to | Data quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berths | 2 jetties | A | |
| Loading rate | 8,000 m³/h | 'up to 8,000 m3/hr over each berth' | A |
| Storage | 3,000,000 bbl | Dalmeny tank farm, six floating-roof tanks | A |
| Depth | 21.6 m | WPI 'Oil Terminal Depth' (binned); channel depth 18.6 m | D |
| Max deadweight | 350,000 t | D | |
| Max sailing draught | 20.2-21.6 m | directories: 20.2 m (Findaport); 20.7 m neaps / 21.6 m springs (ShipNext) | D |
Sources: INEOS FPS - Technical page; NGA World Port Index (Pub 150), CSV downloaded 2026-10-14; Directories via search summaries (Findaport 'port of hound point'; ShipNext) - not opened